Dearborn–February 26–Organizations aplenty grace Michiganâ€™s Muslim community, but it is not often that a student organization is able to present an event that competes favorably with those put on by the adult organizations.

By Adil James, MMNS Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf speaks at the Doubletree Hotel in Dearborn, Michigan. Dearborn–January 22–Planned to coincide with the Martin Luther King holiday weekend, the ISNA Diversity Forum held in Dearborn attracted about 500 guests. The biggest controversy of the past year related to Islam is the â€œPark 51â€ project sponsored by …

The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee Michigan (ADC) held a fundraiser this past Friday which was attended by about 1,000 people. The fundraiser and gala awards ceremony was a large success, showcasing the lawyer-centric talents of an old Arab organization which has contributed for decades to the well being and protection of Arabs in America.

By Adil James, MMNS Rochester Hills–November 6–IAGD always brings interesting Muslims forward to address its congregation, for example Monem Salam, the protagonist of the movie On a Wing and a Prayer, who spoke at IAGD about Islamic finance, or Professor Juan Cole, or many others–certainly last weekendâ€™s guest was no disappointment even compared to the …

Iranâ€™s new weapons platform, dubbed ominiously â€œthe Ambassador of Deathâ€ by President Ahmadinejad, has been mocked as an â€œEnvoy of Annoyanceâ€ by Noel Shachtman of Wired Magazine, however the drone could potentially be an important development in the Iranian arsenal.

GEE is a growing body of charter schools, based in Ohio and Michigan, which through its graduates has already begun to make its mark in the nationâ€™s universities, with at least one graduate has been accepted by the single most prestigious American university, Harvard…

What was different this year was that CAIR did not just bring politicians to speak for their own interests, rather CAIR Michigan bought into a movement, a movement that has been intrinsically and vitally important to the American landscape for the better part of a century, carrying with them the ghosts and spirits of men who gave their lives in that journey.

By Adil James Muslim Media News Service (MMNS) Farmington, MI – I recently had the opportunity to review the Talfazat (http://www.talfazat.com) television box supplied by Neulion–one of the advertisers we are proud to have in this newspaper. Bottom line: For $30 per month, this is a reliable way to get 24 channels of Arabic television into …